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James Cameron, Douglas Trumbull to Be Honored During SMPTE Centennial Gala

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The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers' celebration will be held Oct. 28 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom.

Innovative filmmakers James Cameron and Douglas Trumbull will be honored Oct. 28 during the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers’ Centennial Gala at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. The society develops technical standards that enable TV and motion pictures.

Trumbull — who was responsible for the VFX in 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner — will be presented the Society’s most prestigious award, the Progress Medal, honoring his contributions in VFX, stereoscopic 3D and HFR cinema, including his current work to enable stereoscopic 3D with his 120-frames-per-second Magi system.

SMPTE additionally announced several members who will be honored the same week during the society’s annual Technical Conference & Exhibition’s Honors & Awards program on Oct. 24 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom.

Additionally, David J. Bancroft will be presented the Excellence in Standards Award, and SMPTE’s recently retired director of standards, Peter D. Symes, will be awarded the Presidential Proclamation during the ceremony.